USPTO Patents Application 10001692

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Date: April 29. 2005

_Name: Steven P. Shurtz

.Signature: /Steven P. Shurtz/

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

In re Appln. of: Griffith D. Neal, et al.

Appln. No.: 10/001,692
Filed: October 25, 2001

For: METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BASE

PLATE FOR A MINIATURE HARD DISC
DRIVE (Amended)

8864/29

BRINKS
H O F E R
G I L SO N
&LIONE

Attorney Docket No:

Examiner: Paul Kim
Art Unit: 3729

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Steven P. Shurtz (Reg. No. 31,424)

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Our Case No. 8864/29

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

In re Application of:

Griffith D. Neal, et al.

Serial No. 10/001,692

Filing Date: October 25, 2001

For: METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A
BASE PLATE FOR A MINIATURE
HARD DISC DRIVE (Amended)

AMENDMENT and SUMMARY of INTERVIEW

Mail Stop Amendment
Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Dear Sir:

In response to the Office Action mailed April 12, 2005, please enter the following
amendment and consider the following remarks.

Amendments to the Specification begin on page 3.

Examiner: Paul Kim
Group Art Unit: 3729

Amendments to the claims are reflected in the listing of claims which begins on
page 4 of this paper.

Remarks begin on page 8 of the paper.

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